2.15
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 2. Gatāgata (गतागत) / 2.15
गन्ता न तिष्ठति तावदगन्ता नैव तिष्ठति अन्यो गन्तुरगन्तुश् च कस् तृतीयोऽथ तिष्ठति
gantā na tiṣṭhati tāvad agantā naiva tiṣṭhati anyo gantur agantuś ca kas tṛtīyo 'tha tiṣṭhati
The line
A goer, not stands, so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound, aganta (अगन्त), not just, stands, another, of a goer, of not a goer and, who, a third, now, and then, stands.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 2. Gatāgata (गतागत). What has gone and what has not gone. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: gantā (गन्ता) + na (न) + tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) + tāvad (तावद्) + agantā (अगन्ता) + na (न) + eva (एव) + tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) + anyaḥ (अन्यः) + gantuḥ (गन्तुः) + a-gantuḥ (अ-गन्तुः) + ca (च) + kaḥ (कः) + tṛtīyo (तृतीयो) + atha (अथ) + tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gantā (गन्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | a goer |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) | present, third person singular | stands |
| tāvad (तावद्) | indeclinable | so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound |
| agantā (अगन्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | aganta (अगन्त) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) | present, third person singular | stands |
| anyaḥ (अन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | another |
| gantuḥ (गन्तुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | a goer |
| a-gantuḥ (अ-गन्तुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | not a goer |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kaḥ (कः) | nominative singular, masculine | who |
| tṛtīyo (तृतीयो) | nominative singular, masculine | a third |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) | present, third person singular | stands |
The phrases
gantā (गन्ता) is a goer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) is stands. It stands as present, third person singular. tāvad (तावद्) is so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. agantā (अगन्ता) is aganta (अगन्त). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) is stands. It stands as present, third person singular.
anyaḥ (अन्यः) is another. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anyo. gantuḥ (गन्तुः) is a goer. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. The line writes it gantur. a-gantuḥ (अ-गन्तुः) is not a goer. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. The line writes it gantuś (गन्तुश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kaḥ (कः) is who. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it kas. tṛtīyo (तृतीयो) is a third. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) is stands. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as naiva. The line writes it anyo. The line writes it gantur. The line writes it gantuś (गन्तुश्). The line writes it kas. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gantā (गन्ता) and tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति).